Once you (the sponsor) have been notified that your application has been received, you can check on the status of your application online through the I Need To… section on the right-hand side of this page. You can also check through the Call Centre (see Contact Us at the top of this page).
The Case Processing Centre (CPC) of Citizenship and Immigration Canada in Mississauga, Ontario, will review your application as a sponsor. If you appear eligible to be a sponsor, the CPC will send you the application by courier. You will receive a blank permanent resident application for your overseas relatives to complete and submit to the visa office in their home country. The application will be processed there.
If you fail to meet the sponsorship requirements, the CPC will tell you. You may have stated on your application to sponsor that you want to continue with your application even if you are not found eligible to sponsor. In this case, the CPC will forward your application to the visa office, but it will not necessarily be approved. Your application kit explains this process in detail.
If you are approved as a sponsor and the person(s) you are sponsoring has her or his application refused, you will be notified and given the reason for the refusal and information about appeal rights. You may be able to appeal the decision to the Immigration Appeal Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board.
You cannot appeal if:
· you withdrew or abandoned your sponsorship application
· the applicant is not an eligible relative
· the application was refused because you provided false information
· the applicant was refused because of a serious criminal offence or
· the applicant was refused on security grounds, or for organized crime or human rights violations.
If the permanent residence application is successful, your relatives will be asked to provide their passports to the Canadian visa office where they applied in order to receive a permanent resident visa.
Your relatives will then be given a Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR). The COPR will have identification information as well as the relative’s photograph and signature. The relatives must bring the COPR to the point of entry with her or his visa when entering Canada.